TAKING FEET OFF PEDALS Woodside bring us closer to the day when Vision Zero becomes a reality,” he added. The slow zone locations were selected with community input, and are centered around six schools and daycare centers, it was noted. They also run along several residential streets and commercial corridors, according to Van Bramer. The parameters of the slow zone in Sunnyside Gardens and Woodside are: Queens Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue as the southern border; with its western boundary as 43rd Street; its eastern boundary 58th Street; and northern boundary 38th Avenue and Barnett avenues, it was noted. The boundaries for the western slow zone located in Sunnyside south of Queens Boulevard are: Greenpoint Avenue as the southern boundary; the eastern boundary is 43rd Street; the western boundary is 36th Street; and the northern boundary is Queens Boulevard, according to Van Bramer The eastern slow zone, located in Sunnyside south of Queens Boulevard, has 51st Avenue as the southern boundary; 38th TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014 • 10 Neighborhood ‘Slow Zones’ Arrive In Sunnyside And Woodside by Noah Zuss Three new Department of Transportation (DOT) slow zones in western Queens––aimed at reducing reckless driving, speeding and traffic injuries—were unveiled during an announcement City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer made on Monday, Nov. 3. The new zones were implemented in Sunnyside, south of Queens Boulevard, and in Sunnyside Gardens and Woodside, a statement noted. “Here in the 26th District we are using every tool at our disposal to protect the lives of seniors, children and families,” Van Bramer said. “With the installation of these Neighborhood Slow Zones we will improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists who use our neighborhood streets every single day. Slow zones have a proven track record when it comes to lowering the incidents of death and serious injuries on our city’s streets.” Van Bramer was joined by Queens DOT Commissioner Dalila Hall and Community Board 2 Chairperson Joseph Conley outside of P.S. 199 in Sunnyside to announce the slow zones. The installation of the slow zones is aimed at reducing reckless driving and speeding, as well as to lessen the amount of crashes, Van Bramer stated. According to studies, areas with slow zones have reported a 14 percent reduction in crashes with injuries, 31 percent fewer to those in vehicles and a 15 percent reduction in pedestrian deaths, Van Bramer noted. “The implementation of these slow zones in Sunnyside and -SEE SLOW ZONES ON PG. 28- Maspeth Parking Fight Turns Bloody H.S. Fair In Maspeth Brings Crowd Over a hundred middle school students and parents joined City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley in the cafeteria at Maspeth High School for her fifth Annual High School Enrollment Fair last Wednesday, Oct. 29. The fair featured Margaret Rodgers, the executive director of Queens Enrollment, who held a question and answer regarding the high school application process AT several local Queens high schools, including: High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture; Townsend Harris High School; Energy Tech High School; Grover Cleveland High School; Queens Metro High School; Bayside High School; Maspeth High School; and William Cullen Bryant High School. Say Graffiti Vandal Tagged Everywhere Grand Jury Serves Big Indictment by Robert Pozarycki An Astoria man accused of painting graffiti onto a lawmaker’s former Middle Village office earlier this year was indicted last week for allegedly tagging other locations across western Queens, prosecutors announced. Michael Mestric, 30, of 46th Street appeared in Queens Criminal Court last Wednesday, Oct. 29, before Justice Barry Kron and was arraigned on a 38- count indictment that included various charges of criminal mischief and making graffiti. He reportedly faces up to seven years behind bars if convicted. As previously reported in this paper, police picked up Mestric in April for allegedly vandalizing City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley’s office on Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village; the legislator has since relocated to The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale. Reportedly, officers tracked Mestric down with the help of an anonymous tipster. Based on an investigation, police discovered the same tag which he allegedly painted on Crowley’s former office was scrawled onto many locations -SEE GRAFFITI ON PG. 28- Brooklyn Man Busted For Slicing Up Foe by Robert Pozarycki What started as a parking dispute on a Maspeth street ended violently last Wednesday morning, Oct. 29, when a Brooklyn man repeatedly slashed his foe, police reported. Law enforcement sources said a relative. the suspect—Heriberto Zapata, Police said the dispute turned 55, of Calyer Street in physical when Zapata allegedly Greenpoint—was picked up later pulled out a gravity knife and that day on assault charges. began swinging it at the other man. Reportedly, the violence Reportedly, he made contact and occurred at about 9:30 a.m. last slashed his rival in the forehead Wednesday on 69th Place near and hand, then fled the scene. Grand Avenue. Officers from the 104th According to information Precinct responded to the provided by the Queens District incident. The injured man was Attorney’s office, Zapata got into brought to a local hospital and an argument with a male driver received numerous stitches to who attempted to park in a spot close his wounds. that the suspect allegedly held for Police reportedly caught up to Zapata later that afternoon and found in his possession the knife allegedly used in the attack. Det. Jason Houlihan of the 104th Precinct Detective Squad took Zapata into custody on charges of second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon, it was noted. According to court records, Zapata was released without bail following arraignment last Wednesday before Judge Gia Morris. He is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 8. 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